Variety is the Spice of Life
London’s Newest Variety Show at UCL is already a popular hit. With comedy, magic, juggling, music and mind reading, audiences have been revelling in the show that This Is Cabaret said would “not look out of place in a West End establishment”. Have a peek at last month’s show here For a really fun and [...]
Dr Faustus
We all want what we can’t have. But what price would we pay to get it? Our theatrical Illusion Designers James Freedman and Ben Hart, have been working with Director Dominic Hill to create the illusion elements for “Dr Faustus”, a modernised version of Marlowe’s disturbing tale of mankind’s greed for power and fame, with [...]
Most Magical News
Congratulations to Farrah and Terry on the safe arrival of baby Amirah who arrived happy and healthy on Friday, weighing 6lb 2oz. As you can see, she’s beautiful. Despite all the amazing magic we usually create, this is the most magical production ever… we can’t wait to meet her! x
Les Misérables – One more day!
The much anticipated “Les Misérables” is released in the UK tomorrow. From Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper, the epic film adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel has already received rave reviews, four Golden Globe nominations including Best Film and several Oscar nominations. “Les Misérables” breaks new ground in authenticity with every actor singing live [...]
Mesmerising Contact Juggler
One of the best things about our work is that we often get to meet other unusual entertainers. Now we’ve seen lots and lots of jugglers but last month, we had the pleasure of watching a real master of his craft mesmerise an audience. Ladies & Gentlemen, from the Calvos contact juggling team, we present [...]
Happy Holidays from Magicians.co.uk
Another crazy Christmas season is almost over, just four more sleeps till we put away our playing cards and start making mince pies disappear instead. Our magicians want you to have an amazing time (obviously!), our pickpockets want you to take it easy, our contortionists will bend over backwards for you and our mindreaders know [...]
Magician is awarded Inner Magic Circle membership
We were delighted to learn that the President of The Magic Circle has called Martyn Rowland to membership of the Inner Magic Circle in recognition of his outstanding skill as a performer. Martyn is one of the UK’s most talented magicians, He has entertained Her Majesty the Queen and as part of our team, has [...]
Who’s Stolen the Show?
This Christmas, if you’re looking for a fantastic stage performer then we have just the right thing for you James ‘The Man of Steal’ Freedman’s comedy pickpocket routine produces side-splitting laughter coupled with looks of astonishment due to his unique style of magic. Have a look at the video above to see him in action [...]
We miss you Farrah…
Chief Magicians’ Assistant and Company Secretary Farrah Hussain, has left our team for the best possible reason… to have her first baby. Farrah has performed real miracles since she joined us nearly five years ago (more than our magicians sometimes) so as delighted as we are for her and Terry, we can’t help but feel [...]
They say ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’…
One of our favourite paintings at Magicians.co.uk is ‘The Conjurer’. It was painted by Hieronymus Bosch during the late 15th century. The painting represents the way people are fooled by a lack of awareness and insight. The viewer, as the crowd in the painting, are focussed on ‘The Conjurer’. However, the true ‘target’ is the [...]